Cycling and Walking Strategy
Council adopted the Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan 2020 – 2040 [or PDF] on 15 July 2021.
The Strategy and Plan re-establish Council’s vision for bike riding and walking across Noosa Shire for the next 20 years (2020 – 2040).
Noosa’s cycling and walking vision is to get ‘more people riding a bike and walking for health, transport, tourism and the environment’.
Council’s goal is to make riding a bike and walking so convenient and safe that it is the preferred mode of transport for the Shire's residents and visitors.
The Plan will guide Council’s planning, development and promotion of bike riding and walking networks in the future. The Plan covers both the active transport network for those commuting by bike or foot and connections to the bushland trail network for those wanting to enjoy the great outdoors.
The following documents provide a detailed view of the Plan's hierarchy and prioritisation tables.
Recognising the important roles that walking and cycling play in Noosa for transport, recreation and health, Noosa Council developed the Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy 2004-2016.
The out-dated Strategy will act as a reference document and the updated 2020 - 2040 Strategy will reflect the latest Council and State Government policy updates including:
The community Project Reference Group (PRG) was established to assist with the delivery of the draft Strategy and Plan. The PRG provided valuable local knowledge and insights, across eight workshops over the past 18 months.
We would like to thank the following people and organisations for their commitment and time:
During the consultation period (19 March to 16 April 2021), 260 submissions were received from the community on the draft Strategy. The information gathered from this process provided local insights and helped to identify additional missing links and route refinements, which have been adopted in the Plan. Feedback also defined barriers to bike riding and walking, reiterating those already identified in the Strategy. The Draft Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan Community Feedback and Responses document provide a summary of the submissions.
We would like to thank the community for their participation, and we look forward to seeing more people riding a bike and walking for health, transport, tourism and the environment.
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Council has budgeted $250,000 in the 2019/2020 Budget to complete the planning phase of the project.
Cycling and walking routes were assessed and prioritised against the following criteria which align with State Government's criteria and will give Noosa Council the best chance of obtaining state grant funding:
The project reference group was formed on an invitation only basis, endorsed by the previous mayor and senior Council staff. The reference group includes representatives from local businesses, tour guides, sports clubs, Zero Emissions Noosa, residents and ratepayers associations, Noosa Parks Association and Tourism Noosa.